# Early Look at Corn Yield Prospects Shows High Variability

> DTN reported wide variability in early corn yield prospects across the Corn Belt, with 62% of the crop silking and 13% at dough stage as of July 24, both behind average pace. USDA's national yield estimate is 177 bushels per acre, and several scenarios for trend and average yields are being debated.

- Date: 2022-07-27 · published 2022-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13346-early-look-at-corn-yield-prospects-shows-high-variability
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over whether yields will meet USDA's 177 bpa estimate keeps corn prices sensitive to weather, with late-season stress posing downside risk to supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-20 | [Early Season Hot Spells and Corn Grain Yield Potential  (Purdue University)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13175-early-season-hot-spells-and-corn-grain-yield-potential-purdue-university.md) | -6.0% | -9.5% |
| CORN | 2025-08-14 | [Indiana Corn, Soybean Crops Feel the Heat and Variability of Late Planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13068-indiana-corn-soybean-crops-feel-the-heat-and-variability-of-late-planting.md) | +1.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2018-08-15 | [Warm Nights & High Yields of Corn: Oil & Water? (Purdue University)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63399-warm-nights-and-high-yields-of-corn-oil-and-water-purdue-university.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-03-29 | [Corn yield winners look to new growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13375-corn-yield-winners-look-to-new-growing-season.md) | +2.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-02 | [Examining Climate Variability’s Impact on Simultaneous Breadbasket Yield Shocks - ESSIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37251-examining-climate-variability-s-impact-on-simultaneous-breadbasket-yield-shocks.md) | +1.5% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2022/07/27/early-look-corn-yield-prospects-high

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